Garment-retainer.



C. SCHWARZ.

GARMENT RETAINER.

APPUCATION FILED NOV.9. 1914.

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CHRISTINE SCHWA'RZ, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

GARMENT-RETAINER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 27, 1917.

Application filed November 9, 1914. Serial No. 871,063.

To all to]: am it may concern:

. Be it known that I, CHRISTINE SoHwAnz,

a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago,county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Gar1nent-Retainers, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to improvements in garment retainers for women andmore specifically to a device designed to adapt the same, when worn, toretain the waist band of the skirt and petticoat of the wearer in properposition.

A further object is the production of a device as mentioned, which willbe of simple construction and eiiicient in use.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of partshereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanyingdrawing forming a part of this specification, and in which,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a garment retainer embodying myinvention,

Fig. 2 is a section taken on line w-w of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the rear plate of the device detached.

The preferred form of construction as illustrated in the drawingcomprises a belt 1 adapted, when the device is in use, to en circle thewaist of the wearer. Interposed in said belt is a suitable buckle 2whereby the same may be adjusted to snugly embrace the waist of thewearer. Provided at the front side of belt 1 is a metallic plate 3having slots 4 at its opposite edges for engagement with the adjacentends of said belt, as clearly shown in Fig. 1. Formed at the upper edgeof the plate 2 is .a hook 5 adapted, when the device is in use, toengage over the waist band of the skirt of the wearer in order to holdthe same against upward slipping. Also formed at the no per edge ofplate 3 at either side of hook 5 are smaller hooks 6 positioned belowsaid hook 5, the hooks 6 being adapted for engagement with the waistband of the petticoat of the wearer also, in order to prevent the sameslipping upwardly.

Depending from the plate 3 1s a strap 7 provided at its lower end withaslotted end piece or engaging plate 8 adapted for engagement with anyone of the headed studs usually provided at the front side of a corset.The upper end of the strap 7 passes through spaced slots 9 and 10 whichare formed in the plate 3 adjacent the lower edge thereof, said end ofsaid strap being releasably secured to said plate by means of pointedfingers 11 which are provided at the upper edge of the slot 10. Saidfingers are so arranged that downward pull upon the strap 7 will causethe upper end thereof to bedrawn into engagement with the fingers 11 andthus be automatically locked in position. Also, with this arrangement itwill be seen that adjustment of the effective length of strap 7 may besecured by simply pulling downwardly upon the upper end thereof, itbeing clear that, when said end has been adjusted to the positiondesired, and the lower end of strap 7 is pulled downwardly, the fingers11 will automatically engage with said strap, to lock the same inadjusted position. With this arrangement, it will be seen, that twoadjustments are afforded for determining the vertical position of plate3, namely, the adaptability of the end member 8 engaging with any one ofthe vertically spaced studs of the corset of the wearer, and theadjustment which is afforded the strap 7 to regulate the effectivelength thereof. This being so, it will be seen, that when the device isin use, the same may be readily and easily adjusted to hold the skirtand petticoat waist bands at the front down to any position desired.

Provided at the rear of the belt 1 is an elongated rectangular plate 1having slots 13 at the ends thereof for the passage of said belt. Theplate 12 afiords means for engagement with hooks or other engagingdevices which may be provided at the rear of the skirt or petticoat inorder to support the latter and prevent sagging.

While I have illustrated anddescribed the preferred form of constructionfor carrying my invention into efiect, this is capable of variation andmodification without departing from the spirit of the invention. I,therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details ofconstruction setforth, but desire to avail myself of such variations andmodifications as come within the scope of the appended claim.

Having described my invention what I 10 portion of said plate, and sidehooks formed "Q I p 1,220,896

at the upper side portions of said plate at a lower level than saidcentral hook, substantially as described.

In -testinio'n'y 'iv'h'e'reof I have signed my name to thisspecification in the presence of 15 two subscribing Witnesses.

,7 CHRISTINE SCHVVARZ.

Witnesses:

JOSHUA R. H. Poms, B. G. RICHARDS.

claiin as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: I 7

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